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Perpetual shortage: Why water scarcity persists in Gujarat
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- LGD code
- 513823
- Pincode
- 361160
- Post office
- Kalavad
- Population
- 559
- Households
- 130
- Literacy rate
- 61.4%
- Sex ratio
- 961 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 441
Census 2011 · in context
How Jalansar compares
By population, Jalansar ranks #73 of 98 villages in Kalavad mandal.
Literacy rate
%
61.4%
−3.4% vs mandal average
Jalansar61.4%
Kalavad mandal64.8%
Jamnagar district64.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
961
−19 vs mandal average
Jalansar961
Kalavad mandal980
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.4 vs mandal average
Jalansar4.3
Kalavad mandal4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jalansar at a glance
Jalansar is a village of 559 people in 130 households (Census 2011) in Kalavad taluka, Jamnagar district, Gujarat, the 73rd-largest of 98 villages in Kalavad taluka. Literacy is 61%, 3 points below the taluka average of 65% and the sex ratio is 961 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 361160, served by Kalavad post office; the LGD village code is 513823. The village votes in Wankaner assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jitendra Kantilal Somani. The population is estimated at 659 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Jalansar
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KALAVAD
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 9
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 63
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 9
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- JALANSAR
- Total area (ha)
- 876.11
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 295
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Jalansar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Jalansar
- LGD code
- 513823
- Pincode
- 361160
- Post office
- Kalavad
- Population (Census 2011)
- 559
- Population (projected 2026)
- 659
- Households
- 130
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 961
- Literacy rate
- 61.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Rajkot
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Wankaner
- Member of Parliament
- Parshottam Rupala
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Jitendra Kantilal Somani
- Block / Mandal
- Kalavad
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 361160
- NavagamKalavad mandal2,272 pop
- MulilaKalavad mandal2,069 pop
- DhundhorajiKalavad mandal1,918 pop
- ChhatarKalavad mandal1,865 pop
- Napaniya KhijadiyaKalavad mandal1,704 pop
- Makrani SanosaraKalavad mandal1,626 pop
- SarvaniyaKalavad mandal1,505 pop
- TodaKalavad mandal1,456 pop
- Mota PanchdevdaKalavad mandal1,386 pop
Other villages in Kalavad mandal
View all 60+ →- Kharedi
- Nikava
- Mota Vadala
- Anandpar
- Nana Vadala
- Pipar
- Khandhera
- Pithadiya
- Navagam
- Mulila
- Makaji Meghpar
- Jashapar
- Dhundhoraji
- Chhatar
- Moti Nagajar
- Vodisang
- Pata Meghpar
- Napaniya Khijadiya
- Makrani Sanosara
- Kalmeghada
- Beraja
- Sarvaniya
- Moti Matli
- Khan Kotda
- Toda
- Mota Panchdevda
- Dudhala
- Arala
- Balambhadi
- Bava Khakhariya
- Mota Bhadukiya
- Banga
- Shishang
- Umrala
- Bamangam
- Nani Vavdi
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)